Total Crime Rate
20.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodfield Park Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Harbour Villages , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodfield Park Road (PO10 8BE) in the last 12 months was 20.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% lower than the Harbour Villages average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodfield Park Road (PO10 8BE), the main crime hotspot is near Thistledowne Gardens. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Southbourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Slipper Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thistledowne Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thistledowne Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Southbourne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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